A YA fantasy and sci-fi story with strong FMCs

My second book from this author and a totally different one from the first one I read. That was a YA contemporary romance with a Christmas theme. This is YA fantasy romance with sci-fi combined. I loved both books. Despite it being a totally different story, both revolve around teens, POC, LGBTQ+ and strong FMCs. I like Clint Chico’s writing style with the sassy humor the girls have in his books.

I loved this book from the start. The book is divided in 3 parts. The first part is from the pov of Raven, the second from Tam’s pov and the third part is from Cressa’s pov. I liked Raven and Cressa’s pov’s the most. Halfway through the book there’s a switch in genre. I didn’t expect this plot twist, but loved it. It made for an original story line.

The girls of Wayward are not treated well. This is all off-page. But it’s clear that SA, torture and abuse have taken place. There’s also some violence, especially in the second half of the book. This is not off-page, but also not super descriptive.

Tam’s story line was a bit boring, I felt less of a connection with her, than with Raven and Cressa. Next to that there’s an overpowered 8-year old girl, who did feel a bit to mature for her age.

The story is about finding out who you are and reclaiming your power, wrapped in a fantasy and sci-fi story.